Gary Neville

The former Manchester United defender turned pundit, a member of Labour, has been accused of rank hypocrisy after signing a deal with the Qatari state ...

He confirmed he had joined the party in January, but has ruled out standing for Labour at the next election. He added: 'People have been killed on building sites and things all over Qatar and paid a pittance, and he compares that to the UK? Neville had already attracted controversy by agreeing to work for BeIN Sports – a network run by the Qatari state. 'It's unbelievable and it's all about money and you've got mainline celebrities going over there for huge cheques,' presenter Richard Madeley said, unfazed by Neville being a few feet to his right. In September Neville appeared on stage with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer at the party's annual conference. You don't have to take the Qataris' money. My view always has been that you either highlight the issues and challenges in these countries and speak about them, or you basically don't say anything and stay back home and don't go. During Covid when there was a pay freeze in the rest of the public sector, the one area that got special treatment was the NHS. In response Neville sent two laughing emojis and a sarcastic kiss. Neville, 47, claimed the conditions for striking nurses and railway workers in the UK were like those faced by Qatar's huge foreign labour force. He said: 'I think when most people are tuning in to watch Gary Neville they want to hear about the football and watch the football. And then a bit of a monologue from Gary Lineker.

It is clearly not a legitimate or appropriate comparison in any way," a Downing Street spokesperson said.

He said: “It’s abhorrent and we should detest low pay,” he said. “That shouldn’t happen here with the wealth that exists, but it shouldn’t happen in our country where our nurses are having to fight for an extra pound or an extra two pound,” he said. Neville said people were being paid an “absolute pittance to work” and were being forced to stay in accommodation that was “unsavoury and disgusting”

Gary Neville has never been shy in airing his political views and once again took aim at the government, which provoked a reaction from an MP as the pair ...

The biggest set of charlatans to ever be in power!" Would love to see you debate with someone other than yourself." [Manchester United](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc) star's comments on nurses pay during ITV's coverage of the World Cup final. So how can I get in?" We can't have people being paid a pittance to work, in accommodation that is unsavoury. He's also said in the past: "I just think I'd get eaten alive. You don't know what you're talking about." He said: "I’m glad you’re p***** off! And it is just worth mentioning that we've got a current government in our own country who are demonising rail workers, ambulance workers and, terrifyingly, nurses. He then went on to recognise problems with the United Kingdom's leadership, citing ongoing strikes involving nurses and rail workers. Talk about football Gary and keep your nose out of politics. That is something we can never, ever accept in this region or in any region.

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“Come and stand against me at the next election then in Ashfield. The former England defender - who is a member of the Labour Party and has appeared alongside leader Sir Keir Starmer at several events - was criticised ahead of the World Cup for marrying his ITV work with punditry duty for Qatari-funded broadcaster BeIN Sports. Anderson then offered Neville the opportunity to stand against him in his Ashfield seat at the next general election. Anderson pledged to boycott ITV after Neville tore into the Tories’ treatment of striking workers and appeared to compare it with Qatar’s human rights abuses. The 55-year-old said it was akin to a party political broadcast. “People have got to be equal and they’ve got to be treated as equal.

Gary Neville has compared the conditions of migrant workers and labour abuses in Qatar to striking workers in Britain.

This is a political broadcast from that hypocrite." One Twitter user wrote: "Of course Gary Neville… Gary Neville has compared the conditions of migrant workers and labour abuses in Qatar to striking workers in Britain.

Former footballer voiced solidarity with striking nurses and drew parallels between the treatment of migrant workers in Qatar and UK workers.

But it shouldn’t happen with the nurses in our country either, where our nurses are having to fight for an extra pound or two pounds.” Every single virtue signal from now on stenches of hypocrisy.” But it is stained.” His views are his own and were not endorsed by ITV.” It also required them to obtain their employer’s permission to change jobs. They don’t want to discuss politics,” he said.

Gary Neville's comments comparing striking workers in the UK to Qatari migrant labourers was not "legitimate or appropriate", Downing Street said on Monday.

His views are his own and were not endorsed by ITV." An ITV spokesman said: "Gary Neville was expressing his own personal views in the context of a discussion about treatment of workers in Qatar within a live broadcast. [ary Neville](/topic/gary-neville)'s comments comparing striking [workers](/topic/workers) in the [UK](/topic/uk) to Qatari migrant labourers was not "legitimate or appropriate", [Downing Street](/topic/downing-street) said on Monday.

Rishi Sunak said people wanted the former Manchester United star's views on football, not politics.

“That shouldn’t happen here (in Qatar) with the wealth that exists. That’s why we’ve put an enormous amount of support in place for people’s energy bills.” “I grew up in an NHS family.

The former England defender said that he detests workers' rights abuses and does not agree with the idea of people "not being paid enough money working in ...

You don't know what you're talking about". They don't want to discuss politics." Another Conservative MP, Lee Anderson, said in a tweet: "Another party political broadcast by a millionaire. Talk about football Gary and keep your nose out of politics. Referring to workers' rights in the UK, he continued: "We can't have people being paid a pittance to work, we can't have people in accommodation which is unsavoury and disgusting, we can't have that. The former England defender said that he detests workers' rights abuses and does not agree with the idea of people "not being paid enough money working in poor conditions".

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has responded to comments made by Gary Neville over nursing strikes before the World Cup final and insisted that the ITV pundit ...

[Join the debate!](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/gary-neville-rishi-sunak-worldcup-28769471#comments-section) Do you agree with Neville? During Covid, when there was a pay freeze in the rest of the public sector, the one area that got special treatment was the NHS. Unsurprisingly, Sunak has fired back at Neville, urging the former right-back to stick to football. They don't want to discuss politics. We can't have people being paid a pittance to work, in accommodation that is unsavoury. My track record both as chancellor and PM is prioritising the NHS. [embroiled in a Twitter spat](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/gary-neville-conservative-mp-twitter-28767186) with Conservative MP Lee Anderson on Monday morning after the the MP for Ashfield in Nottinghamshire urged Neville to keep his "nose out of politics" following his monologue on Sunday night. The [Daily Mail](https://www.mailplus.co.uk/edition/news/politics/244974/exclusive-sunak-tells-neville-to-stick-to-football?contentLayout=12pm+update) : "I think when most people are tuning in to watch Gary Neville, they want to hear about the football and watch the football. [Let us know here.](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/gary-neville-rishi-sunak-worldcup-28769471#comments-section) [Rishi Sunak](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/rishi-sunak) has hit back at [Gary Neville](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/gary-neville) after he [slammed the government over nursing strikes](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/gary-neville-qatar-world-cup-28763424) - and urged the former [Manchester United](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc) and [England](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/england-football-team) star to talk about football rather than politics. [ITV](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/itv) Sport ahead of the final, Neville said: "The working system of Kafala which obviously through football the conversation has started and it's been removed here now in [Qatar](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/qatar) but it is abhorrent and we should detest low pay, we should detest poor accommodation and working conditions.

Speaking at World Cup, pundit said government was 'demonising' striking NHS and rail staff.

That is something we can never, ever accept that in this region or in any region – and it is just worth mentioning we’ve got a current government in our country who are demonising rail workers, ambulance workers and – terrifyingly – nurses. “That shouldn’t happen here [in Qatar] with the wealth that exists. “I grew up in an NHS family.

Rishi Sunak has hit back at former England footballer Gary Neville over claims workers in the UK were being exploited. The ex-Manchester United defender was ...

“That shouldn’t happen here (in Qatar) with the wealth that exists. That’s why we’ve put an enormous amount of support in place for people’s energy bills.” “I grew up in an NHS family.

Rishi Sunak has hit back at former England footballer Gary Neville over claims workers in the UK were being exploited. The ex-Manchester United defender was ...

“That shouldn’t happen here (in Qatar) with the wealth that exists. That’s why we’ve put an enormous amount of support in place for people’s energy bills.” “I grew up in an NHS family.

PM says viewers don't wants pundit's views on politics after Neville attacks low pay.

The biggest set of charlatans to ever be in power!” That’s why we’ve put an enormous amount of support in place for people’s energy bills.” ITV should sack him.” Responding to the MP, Neville tweeted: “I’m glad you’re p****d off! The PM added: “I grew up in an NHS family. I spent my life working in my mum’s pharmacy when I was younger. They don’t want to discuss politics.”

The broadcasting regulator has put ITV under pressure to explain the ex-footballer's extraordinary comparison of the working conditions of strikers in Britain ...

He has the cheek and audacity to compare that with our public service workers. He told delegates: 'This is the time now to get behind Keir 100 per cent'. His views are his own and were not endorsed by ITV.' with the wealth that exists,' he said. My track record both as chancellor and PM is prioritising the NHS. And then a bit of a monologue from Gary Lineker. 'He's been making thousands of pounds preaching his nonsense. I did that as Chancellor.' The comments are being probed by Ofcom which received 441 complaints. They don't want to discuss politics.' He also accused British ministers of 'demonising' striking workers. The Prime Minister defended the Government's record in an interview with the Daily Mail.

The football pundit launched the bizarre attack during ITV 's coverage of the World Cup final, saying that British ministers were 'demonising' public sector ...

He added: 'People have been killed on building sites and things all over Qatar and paid a pittance, and he compares that to the UK? Looks like ITV is on my banned list now. On Twitter he added: 'Another party political broadcast by a millionaire. Former Tory party leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith said ITV should have cut off Neville, who is a member of the Labour Party. with the wealth that exists. [Jeremy Kyle on TalkTV,](https://twitter.com/TalkTV/status/1604942834251223040) Redknapp agreed that it was 'hypocritical' of Neville to make the comments after covering the World Cup in Qatar and insisted that it wasn't fair to make his comparisons.

Rishi Sunak has hit back at former England footballer Gary Neville over claims workers in the UK were being exploited. The ex-Manchester United defender was ...

“That shouldn’t happen here (in Qatar) with the wealth that exists. That’s why we’ve put an enormous amount of support in place for people’s energy bills.” “I grew up in an NHS family.

The leader of the Welsh Conservatives has written to Ofcom to ask them to investigate whether former England footballer Gary Neville broke their ...

That’s why we’ve put an enormous amount of support in place for people’s energy bills.” “It is clear that these comments were of a party political and partisan nature. “I grew up in an NHS family. “So look, I know things are difficult at the moment for people up and down the country with inflation. “That shouldn’t happen here (in Qatar) with the wealth that exists. As such, requirements for political balance were clearly not met.

Gary Neville launched into a rant about the government's treatment of striking workers during ITV's World Cup coverage.

Sunak said: "I think when most people are tuning in to watch Gary Neville they want to hear about the football and watch the football. “People have got to be equal and they’ve got to be treated as equal. Reports claim Ofcom received over 400 complaints and are investigating the comments as a priority after Neville appeared to compare strikes to Qatar’s human rights abuses. “We should detest low pay, we should detest poor accommodation and poor working conditions. “It’s worth mentioning that we’ve got a current government in our country who are demonising rail workers, ambulance workers, and, terrifyingly, nurses. we can’t have that.